If you've ever encountered seasons where you longed to rediscover and cultivate joy in your life and ministry, then you're going to enjoy today's conversation. In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Alastair Sterne. Alastair is the Founding Pastor of St Peter's Fireside in Vancouver and currently serves as an Associate Pastor at Coastline Church in Victoria. His most recent book is entitled Longing for Joy. Together, Alastair and Jason discuss some of the beautiful ways that God shows up in challenging seasons when we're experiencing hopelessness, despair, and uncertainty. Alastair shares from his own journey some of the surprises that God brought his way and some of the practices that have helped him to not only experience joy but also share joy with those around him.

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Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Alastair Sterne on the connection between physical action and internal transformation: "I'm posturing my body to help my heart follow."

Alastair Sterne on the intimate connection between our personal joy and the joy given to us by the Holy Spirit: "​​There's this intermingling of our joy and the Spirit's joy imparted in us."

Alastair Sterne on the significance of gratitude is an innate, God-given part of our design: "God hardwired us for thanksgiving."
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